Key signature: Emajor
Submitted on September 13th 2008 by secretsquirrel.
This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Washington Square Park
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emaj
C: Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell
|: cB/G/F/E/ |\
FGE B, (3B,CE | FEE B, (3B,CE | AGB GFE | FF/G/E cB/G/F/E/ |
FGE B, (3B,CE | FEE B, (3B,CE | cBB GFE | E3 :|
bb/c/e/f/ |\
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB ab/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A4 b/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB ab/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ |bef eb/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | B3 cB/G/F/E/ ||
B/c/e/f/g efe | B/c/e/f/b efe | B/=c/e/f/=g ee=d | =dAB AAF |
B/c/e/f/g efe | B/c/e/f/b efe | B/=c/e/f/=g ee=d | =dA A2 B/c/e/f/ |
gef eB/c/e/f/ | bef eB/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB AB/c/e/f/ |
gef eB/c/e/f/ | bef eB/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | B3 cB/G/F/E/ ||
z3 cB/G/F/E/ |\
bef eB/=c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB AB/c/e/f/ |
bef eB/=c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A4 B/c/e/f/ |
gef eB/c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | aee ddB | B4 B/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | gee ccB |
1st uploaded piece!
ok, it doesnt really sound like a jig, but thats the best time for it to fit into that i could find. if any better ones are discovered please let me know! play around with the timing a bit - its much more relaxing and slightly slower than your average jig.
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by secretsquirrel
What's the story ~ where? who? what? when? why? how?
Weird ABCs, non-standard, check here ~
Steve Mansfield's tutorial
http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm
Chris Walshaw's
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_notation
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by ceolachan
There are a lot of problems with this notation...
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by ceolachan
"Washington Square Park" ~ composer???
Trying to make some sense of your transcription, so that it at least fits 6/8 bars and the usual ABC conventions ~
X: 1
T: Washington Square Park
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emaj
|: c B/G/F/E/ |\
FGE B, (3B,CE | FEE B, (3B,CE | AGB GFE | FF/E/F cB/G/F/E/ |
FGE B, (3B,CE | FEE B, (3B,CE | cBB GFE | E3 :|
bb/c/e |\
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB ab/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A4 b/c/e/f/ :|
gef eb/c/e/f/ |bef eb/=c/e/f/ |=gee =ddB | c3 |]
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by ceolachan
Failte secretsquirrel ~ welcome to the yeller board
You can usually get folks to give you some guidance before you start submitting. The usual helps, check the ABC links given here and read the FAQs. It helps and folks generally don't mind being asked questions, for example via 'Discussions', or using TheSesh email system.
# Posted on September 13th 2008 by ceolachan
"Washington Square Park" is composed by box player Angus Lyon and fiddler Ruaridh Campbell. You can hear it on their album "18th Months Later".
They also kindly supply the dots on their website. http://www.anguslyon.co.uk/manuscript/WashingtonSqPark.pdf
Their "original" version appears to be longer and it also has an upbeat. It's a nice relaxing tune!
# Posted on September 14th 2008 by creathana
**18 sorry. Sometimes I wish there was an edit button!
# Posted on September 14th 2008 by creathana
Trying to sort it out!
i looked up steve mansfield's site - very useful, thanks ceolachan! i just finished typing out a new ABC (with the rhythm 12-22-32 as opposed to 123-223 in each bar) when i saw creathana's link to the proper music :(
ach well, this is (hopefully) the way that i've heard it played, never mind!
# Posted on September 14th 2008 by secretsquirrel
"Washington Square Park" ~ by Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell
Here is another transcription, ABCs based on the linked to dots above. The only difference is that they start their transcription ~
z3 cB/G/F/E/ |:
X: 1
T: Washington Square Park
C: Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: piece
K: Emaj
|: cB/G/F/E/ |\
FGE B, (3B,CE | FEE B, (3B,CE | AGB GFE | FF/G/E cB/G/F/E/ |
FGE B, (3B,CE | FEE B, (3B,CE | cBB GFE | E3 :|
bb/c/e/f/ |\
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB ab/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A4 b/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eb/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB ab/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ |bef eb/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | B3 cB/G/F/E/ ||
B/c/e/f/g efe | B/c/e/f/b efe | B/=c/e/f/=g ee=d | =dAB AAF |
B/c/e/f/g efe | B/c/e/f/b efe | B/=c/e/f/=g ee=d | =dA A2 B/c/e/f/ |
gef eB/c/e/f/ | bef eB/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB AB/c/e/f/ |
gef eB/c/e/f/ | bef eB/=c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | B3 cB/G/F/E/ ||
z3 cB/G/F/E/ |\
bef eB/=c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A=dB AB/c/e/f/ |
bef eB/=c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | =gee =ddB | A4 B/c/e/f/ |
gef eB/c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | aee ddB | B4 B/c/e/f/ |
gef eb/c/e/f/ | bef eB/c/e/f/ | gee ccB | B6 |]
# Posted on September 14th 2008 by ceolachan
thanks very much, ceolachan, i put your version up, seems to make a lot more sense now!
# Posted on September 14th 2008 by secretsquirrel
Feis London
Curiously, this tune was chosen for the groupwork session at Feis London the other weekend.
I have the sheet music and would scan and email if requested for an ABC expert to sort out. It has some interesting accordion chords and a harmony line. Looking at it, I don't think the version on "The session" is quite right yet!
# Posted on September 14th 2008 by tbskipper
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this tune really be more like a polka?..
Check out Angus and Ruaridh Campbell playing the tune with Bobby McFerrin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Hv3D-caZs
:P
# Posted on July 19th 2011 by JosephC
Wait, no, definitely not in 2/4 at all, upon listening. Definitely not a 6/8, though.
# Posted on July 19th 2011 by JosephC
I would put it in 3/4 - played like a type of Swedish polska or polonaise. The version on the album seems to fit with this rhythm.
# Posted on July 19th 2011 by Weejie